eavesdropping

A: in fact friendships and relationships when tested by adversity come off stronger when faced collectively (with awareness)

B: i just have the nagging fear that no good deed goes unpunished...can't get rid of that...

A: well....my friend....i suspect you have fallen....hook, line and sinker as cliche goes...is that so?….don’t answer yet…if that is so...then forget all the discussions we have had…pack bags and elope, flee, run…you will be happier…

B: happier? i'd keep my sanity, my peace of mind...but would i be happier.. to quote Walcott: "When have I loved and not loved the pain of love?"

A: "To love and fail makes for better memoirs than to love not and write"

B: "I prefer a nice cup of tea, myself"...DH Lawrence

A: one sec...(the great A is looking into his bag of tricks...oops bags of quotes to repair and refurbish!) "Happiness is a state of mind; fuller stomachs have more to contribute towards it than horizontal muscle toning exercises"

B: "Man can't make love on empty belly"

A: "Man can't make love on empty belly"...wrong! "True love follows the true lover: give me a bottle rather than a burger any day", cry of the true mavericks

B: heheh

A: one last one "It's true marriages are made in heaven: but we have to work every single moment to make a success of it"